Biology of Life Span: A Quantitative Approach (Hardcover)

~ Leonid A. Gavrilov (Author), Natalia S. Gavrilova (Author) "If one analyses the contemporary scientific literature on life span, the exceptional variety of the existing approaches is particularly striking (see ch.1)..." (more)
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This book will be of interest to researchers, university graduates and teachrs in the fields of biology, geerontology, and demography. it is alos recommended as a supplementary text for courses and seminars on gerontology, demography and ecology.
This book summarizes the most significant facts and ideas on the phenomenon of finite life span. It features an interdisciplinary approach based on quantitative analysis of survival regularities in human populations and animal models. The survival analysis is shown to be of major significance in tackling a wide range of issues including: whether a life span is programmed, whether there is an absolute superior limit for the duration of life, the relative role of social and biological factors for human life span, why do women live longer then men, what are the prospects and means for prolonging life span.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

Product Details

• Hardcover: 385 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; Rev Upd edition (February 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3718649837
• ISBN-13: 978-3718649839
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,554,527 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Nature' wrote: "Good new book on ageing", February 24, 2001

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The journal 'Nature' (1991, vol.352, 29 August, pp.767-768) published a review of this book including the following comment:

"Good new book on ageing".

The published review was written by Dr. Thomas B.L.Kirkwood, Ph.D. who was the head of the Laboratory of Mathematical Biology, National Institute for Medical Research (London, United Kingdom) at that time.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Published reviews of the book "The Biology of Life Span", February 16, 2001

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This book is selected and cited by Encyclopedia Britannica as recommended reference on longevity topic. The book was also reviewed by Nature (1991, 352: 767), British Medical Journal (1992, 305: 431), BioEssays (1993, 15: 359), Quarterly Review of Biology (1993, 68: 92), Population Studies (1992, 46: 366), Population and Development Review (1992, 18: 555 and 1998, 24: 381), Am.J.Epidemiology (1994, 139: 231), Experimental Gerontology (1992, 27: 251), Gerontologist (1991, 31: 707), Human Biology (1992, 64: 630), J.Epidemiology & Community Health (1992, 46: 630), J.Institute of Actuaries (1992, 119: 379), Age and Ageing (1992, 21: 386), Ageing and Society (1991, 11: 509), Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (1992, 15: 192), Educational Gerontology (1993, 19: 92), Free Radical Biology & Medicine (1992, 12: 331).